Quote of the Day Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been. Albert Einstein Engineering , Design , Scientist 121 Copy quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com. 835 Copy quote Show source Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. James A. Michener Dream , Science , Technology James A. Michener (2014). “Space: A Novel”, p.537, Dial Press 54 Copy quote Show source You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller Inspirational , Change , Wisdom 320 Copy quote Take the best that exists and make it better. Henry Royce Engineering , Rolls Royce , Civil Engineer "Transforming the Organization". P. 85. Book by Francis J. Gouillart, 1996. 96 Copy quote Show source Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com. 835 Copy quote Show source Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. James A. Michener Dream , Science , Technology James A. Michener (2014). “Space: A Novel”, p.537, Dial Press 54 Copy quote Show source You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller Inspirational , Change , Wisdom 320 Copy quote Take the best that exists and make it better. Henry Royce Engineering , Rolls Royce , Civil Engineer "Transforming the Organization". P. 85. Book by Francis J. Gouillart, 1996. 96 Copy quote Show source Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. James A. Michener Dream , Science , Technology James A. Michener (2014). “Space: A Novel”, p.537, Dial Press 54 Copy quote Show source Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them. You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller Inspirational , Change , Wisdom 320 Copy quote Take the best that exists and make it better. Henry Royce Engineering , Rolls Royce , Civil Engineer "Transforming the Organization". P. 85. Book by Francis J. Gouillart, 1996. 96 Copy quote Show source Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller Inspirational , Change , Wisdom 320 Copy quote You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Take the best that exists and make it better. Henry Royce Engineering , Rolls Royce , Civil Engineer "Transforming the Organization". P. 85. Book by Francis J. Gouillart, 1996. 96 Copy quote Show source Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Take the best that exists and make it better. Henry Royce Engineering , Rolls Royce , Civil Engineer "Transforming the Organization". P. 85. Book by Francis J. Gouillart, 1996. 96 Copy quote Show source Take the best that exists and make it better. Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scott Adams Anger , Engineering , Problem Scott Adams (1996). “The Dilbert principle: a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions” 84 Copy quote Show source Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. Theodore von Karman Engineering , World , Study 54 Copy quote Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been. One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Robert A. Heinlein Men , Engineering , Usa Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin 21 Copy quote Show source One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word. Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Thomas Tredgold Art , Men , Engineering The Times, London, June 30, 1828. 31 Copy quote Show source Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man. Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. Gordon S. Brown Art , Knowledge , Science 13 Copy quote Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organizing forces of technological change ... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society. The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. Peter Drucker Inspirational , Life , Motivational 327 Copy quote The best way to predict the future is to create it. A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. Freeman Dyson Science , Ideas , Engineering "Disturbing the Universe". Book by Freeman Dyson, 1979. 37 Copy quote Show source A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering. When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. William Gibson Engineering , Design , Want William Gibson (2010). “Zero History”, p.183, Penguin 46 Copy quote Show source When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart. The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci Art , Work , Engineering 28 Copy quote The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Inspirational , Teaching , Imagination Shunryu Suzuki (2010). “Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind”, p.2, Shambhala Publications 38 Copy quote Show source In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay Inspirational , Motivational , Positive Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster 64 Copy quote Show source The best way to predict the future is to invent it. The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote The most important thing is to keep trying... Dieter F. Uchtdorf Engineering , Important , Trying "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2014. 12 Copy quote Show source The most important thing is to keep trying... It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Jobs , Moving , Home Herbert Hoover (1951). “The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of adventure, 1874-1920” 26 Copy quote Show source It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege. Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. James Dyson Engineering , Ideas , Together 10 Copy quote Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. Henry Petroski Success , Art , Mistake 16 Copy quote No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art. All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. Richard Lamm Greatness , Engineering , World 15 Copy quote All we know about the new economic world is that nations which train engineers will prevail over those which train lawyers. No nation has ever sued its way to greatness. What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. Michio Kaku Engineering , Law , Impossible 13 Copy quote What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them. We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Winston Churchill Leadership , Engineering , Shapes "The Best-laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future". Book by Randal O'Toole, p. 161, 2007. 43 Copy quote Show source We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun Wisdom , Witty , Humorous "Work, Society, and Culture". The New York Times, December 16, 1957. 188 Copy quote Show source Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. R. Buckminster Fuller Beauty , Beautiful , Niece 70 Copy quote When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist Barack Obama 44th U.S. President Mark Twain Author Benjamin Franklin Founding Father of the United States Oscar Wilde Writer Mahatma Gandhi Civil rights leader Friedrich Nietzsche Philologist Marilyn Monroe Actress George Bernard Shaw Playwright William Shakespeare Poet Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account